Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-30
ALEXANDER MITCHELL DEAD.
The Presiden, OF the Milwaukee Road Dies
Suddenly at the Hoffman, in New

The President OF the Milwaukee Road Dies
Suddenly at the Hoffman. in New
York.
Alexander Mitchell, president OF the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad com.
pany, died AT $50 e'clock Tuesday afternoon
at the Hotf nan house, New York, where be
had been stopping for the last two weeks,
The cause Of his death was failure Of the ac
ton Of the heat. Since December he had
been stopping with his wife at Alexandria.
VILE, near Jacksonville, Fla. When he came
TO this city with his old friend, Rev. DR..
keenc, Of Milwaukee. two weeks ago, he was
enjoying unusually good health. For some
time he had been somewhat troubled from I'm.
perfect action OF the heart. Last Wednesday
evening he went out aud afterwards had a
chill. He caught a severe cold, which devel-
oped into bronchial pneumonia, and no doubt
direcll, affected the hearts action and caused
his death. The remains were emoalmed and
taken to Milwaukee in IFS private car.
Mr.. Mitchell was widely known, not only
in railway and financial circles, but in the
w" 20 ~ q " NbA " IA q
club aud also Of the Manhattan.
Mr.. Mitchell was born in Aberdeen, Scot.
land, in 1918. He came To this country and
settled in Milwaukee In 1889. He at once be
came identified with the Wisconsin Fire and
Marine insurance, the bank Of which he was
president in 1910. He became connected with
raiiroadinG and later was made president of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road.
1t is thought that John Plankinton, OF Mil
wackce, or Phil Armour, OF Chicago, both OF
whom are heavily interested in St. Paul, will
succeed Mr.. Mitchell. The magnificent resi-
dence being built for an unknown party has
been thought 10 have been designed Tor Ar.
mour. in anticipation of his succession To The
81. Paul presidency, thus establishing his
residence at Milwaukee in conformity with
the charter provisions If the road.
Mr.. Mitchell is survived by his wife, who is
al present at her Floridan villa; IA son, John
L., and al adopted daughter, Mrs. Dr.
Nackie, of Milwaukee, and a sister and
brother living IN Abrrdeen,hire, Scotland.
Mr.. MitchejHS estate IS vartonsiy estimated
at from S15 000 100 70 $25,O0o 600. II consists
LARGELY OF securities OF various kinds, AS our.
side ms magnificent residence on the Grand
avenue, chatub,r IF and The Mitch
eli bark bindings he has comparatively
staali land possessions. He is known To nave
letf "A VIII. ~ was made three years ago, but
Il X Miller, who drew IL UP, refuses 10 di-
Yulge. it's contents.
T.. ID. Armour WAS asked Tuesday evening
II he cuul | tate who would be the probabl,
successor Of Alexander Mitchell as president
d"nt Of the Milwaukee al d st. Poul road. Mr..
Armour answered no, and To the suggestion
tHat he himseIf might be the man, replied m.
pnaiicaly that he would not accept. The
W requires the president to be a res ident OF
~. AA-s A 81 - :. - "a
nlour woul not comply. Neither woLl l."
said Mr.. Armour, ''altow myself 10 take a
p|o,i'ion which would eplitle every holder of
leo shares OF st. Paul stock 70 be running in
IL my office inQuiring why | did not do this,
or WHY | did not do that"
The general opinion among Chicago rail
road men Is that John PIarkintOn, Of Mil
waukee, at present dir, ctor of the Milwaukee
and st Paul, will succeed Alexander Mitchell
avs president.